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Family: Governor John Morehead / Obedience 'Biddy' Motley (F3120)  ^[1] 

• Father | Male Governor John Morehead

  
  

  Born	9 May 1760	Halifax County, Virginia [later Pittsylvania]
  Died	18 Sep 1832	Rockingham Co., North Carolina
  Buried		Morehead Family Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina
  Married	Abt 1780
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Mother | Female Obedience 'Biddy' Motley

  
  

  Born	1768	Amelia Court House, Amelia County, Virginia
  Died	1863	Rockingham Co., North Carolina
  Buried		Morehead Family Cemetery, Rockingham, North Carolina
  Father	Captain Joseph Motley | F5976 Group Sheet
  Mother	Martha Ellington | F5976 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female + Prudence Motley Morehead

  
  

  Born	30 Dec 1792	Rockingham Co., North Carolina
  Died	21 Feb 1860	Rockingham Co., North Carolina
  Buried
  Spouse	Pryor Reynolds | F3117
  Married	11 May 1809

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + Joseph Morehead

  
  

  Born	Est 1790	Halifax County, Virginia
  Died	Yes, date unknown	Prob. North Carolina
  Buried
  Spouse	Elizabeth Turner | F5999
  Married

  
  

  Child 3 | Male + Charles R. [Reynolds] Morehead

  
  

  Born	Abt 1790	Virginia Colony
  Died	1783	Kentucky
  Buried
  Spouse	Mary Turner | F6380
  Married	1756

  
  

  Child 4 | Male + John Motley Morehead

  
  

  Born	4 Jul 1796	Caswell Co., North Carolina
  Died	27 Aug 1866	Rockbridge Allum Springs, Virginia
  Buried		First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina
  Spouse	Ann Eliza Lindsay | F6003
  Married	25 Aug 1821	Guilford County, North Carolina

  
  

  Child 5 | Male + James Turner Morehead

  
  

  Born	11 Jan 1799	Virginia or North Carolina
  Died	5 May 1875	Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina
  Buried		First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilfor Co., North Carolina
  Spouse	Mary Teas Lindsay | F6390
  Married

  
  

• Notes

  Another Child, Abraham Forrest Morehead, Esquire, an attorney in Greensboro, NC, named after his great great grandfather Abraham Forrest, father of Elizabeth Forrest who married Joseph Motley. They were the parents' of Capt. Joseph Motley, Obedience Motleys' father. Abraham died at age 22, after a protracted illness. [Obituary ] Weekly Chronicle and Farmer's Register, Winston-Salem, NC, 16 Apr 1836, Sat. Married: Some children of John and Obedience Motley Morehead (not in birth order) were: 1)John Motley Morehead 2)James Turner Morehead 3)Abraham Forrest Morehead 4)Mary L. Morehead 5)Prudence Morehead 6)Samuel Morehead 7)Anne Morehead 8)Elizabeth 9)Delilah Morehead

  
  

• Sources

  [S40] Will, Abstracts of Pittsylvania County Wills1767-1820. Joseph Motley Page 299-300 8 Nov 1804 Pr: 15 Dec 1806 Beloved wife, Elizabeth Granddaughter Patsey Motley (d/o David) Martha Stewwart's four children - one part Son Daniel Motley Son, Samuel Motley, Son John Motley Daughter Obedience Morehead Daughter Prudence Stone Daughter Sally Anderson Daughter, Amey Carter Daughter Delila Terry Grandson Joseph Motley Tanner Grandson Joel Tanner Grandson Asa Tanner